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OBJECT TYPE: WORD PROCESSING
DATE: 1982
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0017.001

MANUFACTURER: Batteries Included
MODEL: PAPERCLIP 64
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: FRTEEE8234
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING, METAL & SYNTHETIC CONNECTOR

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 4.5 cm
Width: 3.1 cm
Height: 3.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Digital peripheral devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Batteries
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1982
Canada: EXAMPLE OF WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE FOR AMERICAN MADE PERSONAL COMPUTERS VERY SUCCESSFULY MARKETED IN CANADA AS ELSEWHERE. COMMODORE'S PCS WERE AMONGST FIRST WIDELY USED IN HOMES & SCHOOLS.
Function: MODULE CONTAINING TEXT CREATION & EDITING PROGRAMME. IT CONSISTS OF SMALL DEVICE CALLED KEY WHICH PLUGS INTO ONE OF JOYSTICK PORTS ON COMMODORE 64 COMPUTER. KEY CONTAINS ALL OF SOFTWARE NECESSARY TO RUN APPLICATION AND MUST BE IN PLACE FOR APPLICATION TO RUN.
Technical: FOR ORDINARY CONSUMER TO USE COMPUTERS, THERE NEEDED TO BE READILYAVAILABLE PROGRAMS THAT DID USEFUL THINGS SUCH AS WORD PROCESSING. THIS EARLY WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM COULD BE USED WITH COMMODORE'S 1977 PET & LATER SUPERPET (900233), 1982 COMMODORE 64 (960114), & CBM COMPUTERS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE LETTERING READING "PaperClip/ 64/ TOP" ON CASING; BLACK FRTEEE8234" & " NEZ 9S" ON EITHER SIDE OF CONNECTOR
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK CASING; WHITE & GOLD CONNECTOR
Decoration: N/A

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Batteries Included, Software, 1982, Artifact no. 2001.0017, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0017.001/

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